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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An-Mei's mother left her behind in order to _____________________________________________.
(a) Save her from her new husband's disregard
(b) Let her have a life with her younger brother
(c) Save An-Mei from her own humiliated station in life
(d) Have her raised by a woman who was more stable
2. Mah Jong is __________________.
(a) Fortune telling
(b) A board game
(c) A word game
(d) A poker game
3. The mother's fear for her child is that _______________________________________.
(a) The child will fall down and she will not hear her cry
(b) The child will be struck by an automobile
(c) The child will become lost
(d) The child will be kidnapped by strangers
4. Lindo was forced to live with her future in-laws because ______________________________________.
(a) Her family disowned her
(b) Her dowry had gotten large enough
(c) A flood wiped our her family's home
(d) She was too old to stay at home
5. The child cannot read about the Malignant Gates because _______________________________.
(a) It is written in Chinese
(b) It is far beyond her reading level
(c) Her mother refuses to let her see the book
(d) It is adult reading, not meant for children
Short Answer Questions
1. The Hsu family had four sons and ______________________.
2. When she immigrated,what did Lena's father rename Ying-Ying?
3. In the city, a new type of thinking allows _________________________________.
4. Lena's father's heritage is __________________.
5. Jing-mei shocked the anger out of her mother by _______________________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. The woman wishes for a daughter just like herself, but there are some caveats. Discuss the things she does not want for her daughter.
2. Lindo Jong became the property of her husband's family long before she went to live with them. Discuss how this changed the way her mother perceived her and treated her.
3. Why is Bing's name written in erasable pencil in the Bible's Death section?
4. Discuss Waverly's mother's response to Waverly's success. Why might a daughter of Lindo Jong be seen as special? Why would Lindo want to brag and grandstand her daughter?
5. Why might it be that Jing-Mei continues to be a failure?
6. The imagery of the woman fluttering her arms when the swan is taken from her is sad. What does it imply?
7. Ying-Ying has remained a frightened child into her adulthood, and now her daughter is forced to live with Ying-Ying's fears. Why is Ying-Ying St. Clair so afraid?
8. This parable is loaded with symbolism. Since the old woman paid a "foolish sum" for the swan, and then loses it, what might this symbolize?
9. Rose's mother, An-Mei Hsu, has raised quite a large family in America. What might have made her want so many children?
10. Discuss the "scar" reference. How did it happen and why?
This section contains 1,030 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
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